Granola With Cashews And Dried Fruit

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups old fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup wheat germ
• 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup coarsely broken cashews or 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 1/2 cup coarsely broken walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• 4 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons mild-flavored molasses or 2 tablespoons sorghum
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup raisins or 1/2 cup craisins
• 1/2 cup chopped dried apricot (or1/2 cup fruit of choice)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 mix first 6 ingredients in large bowl.
• 3 whisk together maple syrup and next 4 ingredients.
• 4 add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, stir to evenly coat.
• 5 transfer to large rimmed baking sheet.
• 6 bake 15 minutes, stir.
• 7 bake until golden brown, about 15 additional minutes.
• 8 mix in raisins/craisins and dried fruit.
• 9 return to oven and bake until fruit is heated through and granola is slightly darker, about 10 additional minutes.
• 10 cool completely on sheet.
• 11 transfer to airtight container.
• 12 store at room temperature for up to a month.